yourself, but that's what makes ted cruz ted cruz. >> let ted cruz be ted cruz. with or without him, we could get a deal today at least out of the u.s. senate. but we're not done yet. now, i'm not sure how well i'd deal with this. literally explosions during the news in syria. let's face it, guy, i struggle when someone talks loudly in the newsroom. puig thinks he hit as home run. he doesn't. but he still ends up legging it out for a triple. the dodger slugger does his part. we'll see if it was enough to finally get a win against the cardinals. this is "way too early". good morning, everybody. brian shactman here, tuesday, october 15. also in the show, a cable show that has millions more viewers than the "breaking bad" finale,

more than 50% more. also in sports, an injury from celebration. this one will be from a high five. but first a developing story overnight. for a second night in a row, officials have found what they're calling dry ice bombs at los angeles international airport. one exploded, but they're said to be relatively harmless. officials tell nbc crews recovered at least three this restricted areas including one below a plane. a similar device, a 20 ounce bolt with dry ice inside of it, exploded in the bathroom of a restricted area of a different terminal on sunday night. that one did zero damage. right now authorities believe there is no terrorist connection. thousand t now the latest in morning. later this morning, mitch mcconnell will present a bipartisan plan to his felly republicans th

fell low republicans. the deal would, a, keep the government funded until january the 15th. the same day that new deeper rounds of sequestration kicks in. b, would raise the debt limit through february 7th. and create a new budget conference to resolve major tax and spending issues by no later than tdecember 13th. the deal also allows government agencies to have more flexibility to implement sequester related cuts. the senate could vote on the bill as soon as tomorrow. however, the deal does not include any language to dismantle obama care, nor would it include a repeeflt medical device tax, those are two major sticking points for the tea party caucus. ted cruz is still unsure whether or not he'd block a vote on the bill. and in the house, congressman tim huelskamp suggested the larger impact of voting for the deal saying, quote, we've got a name for it in the house, it's called the senator surrender you

can causes. anybody who would vote for that in the house as republicans would virtually guarantee a primary challenger, end quote. one major takeaway from the shutdown is the impact it's had on the republican party. new abc "washington post" poll finds 74% of americans disapprove of the way the republicans are handling the budget talks. disapproval for democrats, 61%. 53% for president obama. meanwhile nearly 50% of republicans are not happy with the way their open pawn party i handling crisis. 74% for independents. president obama not letting up yesterday when it comes to the potential consequences of a gee fault. >> not only is it untenable for us to continue the shut down oi oig, this week if we don't start making real progress both in the house and the senate, and if

republicans aren't willing to set aside some of their partisan concerns in order to do what's right for the country, we stand a good chance of defaulting and defaulting would have a potentially devastating effect on our economy. >> but the president who spent time yesterday at a washington food kitchen not getting a free pass there one of his former top cabinet officials. leon panetta doesn't seem particularly pleased with what's happening at the white house right now. he said yesterday, quote, we govern either by leadership or crisis. if leadership is not there, then we govern by crisis. he added, you have to engage in the process. this is a town where it's not enough to feel you have the right answers. you've got to roll up your sleeves and you've got to really engage in the process. that's what governing is all about. if the president for whatever reason feels he can't do it because the republicans don't want to con front him, he ought

to be willing to delegate that responsibility to someone who can do it. panetta also made reference to the 1996 shutdown when he served as chief of staff to president bill clinton saying that while both presidents are capable, clinton was more engaged. quote, they shut down the government but we were negotiating up up the last meant in the oval office. have a listen to what president obama said back inup when asked about the nsa surveillance program and threats to personal privacy. >> with respect to the internet and e-mails, this does not apply to u.s. citizens and it does not apply to people living in the united states. >> however, a new report in the "washington post" says the nsa is collecting millions of contact lists from personal e-mail and instant messaging accounting from all across the world. many of them from americans. that's according to top secret documents released by -- edward

snowden. they show nearly 700,000 address books were collected in a single day, including nearly a half million from yahoo!. that works out to more than 250 million contact lists a year assuming they did it every gday. the information can be collected when a user logs on or even just composes a message. in a statement the nsa said the national security agency is focused on discovering and developing intelligence about valid foreign intelligence tar wrists like terrorists, human traffickers and drug smugglers. we're not interested in personal information about order americans. dramatic video surfacing of the moment two car bombs exploded right outside headquarters of syria's state tv station.

>> that was really, really close. the startled analyst tried to carry organization but eventually did leave the set. the station was damaged, briefly knocked off the air, but no one inside was hurt. some rare good news out of syria to tell you about. after four of the seven aid workers were released. the international commit difference the red cross tweeted they are safe and in good health. they were abducted from their convoy on the way to damascus. the red cross vows to make sure others are also freed. >> continuing our networking even northwest areas of the country to make sure our staff is released rapidly. >> the red cross says it is unsure who is behind those kidnappings. in just a few hours, the al qaeda suspect captured in libya will face a federal judge. al libi was taken to new york over the weekend after his p kron i go health conditions worsened. he was indicted back in 2000 for

allegedly plotting the 1998 bombings on u.s. embassies in kenya and tanzania as well as other attacks. critics not happy with the civilian trial. they want al libi sent to guantanamo bay to be in-tear gated for intelligence information. wall street hoping for a budget deal.information. wall street hoping for a budget deal. all three indices were up yesterday. dow and s&p posting gains for the fourth consecutive day and now we're well over 15,000 on the dow and above 1700 in the s&p. of course encouraged by the senate's progress to extend the debt ceiling and end the shutdown. let's go to geoff cutmore live for us in london. good morning, geoff. >> good morning. not only americans want to see a resolution to this, but now we're getting others weighing in on the debate, not least the chinese who in an aggressive editorial have called for the deamericanization of the global

economy. they want to see the dollar no longer being used as the world's reserve currency and they say an end to this per in addition issues impasse over the debt ceiling. what next, the end of apple pie and the hamburger? who knows.what next, the end of and the hamburger? who knows. but the chinese are pretty ticked off. this is a fascinating survey, over 1,000 americans surveyed by a.p.. they asked them about their retirement intentions. 82% said they expect to be working for pay in retirement. nearly half of them said they expect to retire later. brian, it may be time to wave good-bye to that whole idea of retiring to the golf course in florida. >> i'd be bored anyway. but good use of the pernic chlt ous. macy's and thanksgiving, what's

new? >> they have confirmed they will open on thanksgiving now around 8:00 is when the store will open. items he t it's the first time in the history of macy's that they have opened on this day. clearly they feel the need to bring business in by extending hours. the good news for americans looking for jobs, it means they will increase their hiring by nearly 4% through the holiday season. so at least that will put people back to work in the states. >> it won't get me off the couch. that is for sure. i will stay completely sedated by food. thank you very much, geoff. let's get to our twitter question. today we're talking technology. i saw an article on how we hold on to technology that we clearly no longer need. example, this alarm clock. the sony dream machine. listen, with your eflt phoiphon you don't need an alarm clock, yet i have three of them in my house and a lot of people sent

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to the end zone. and a touchdown! >> it's a base hit. red sox with it. this series tied in a game a piece. >> so he was out sick yesterday. what made me more sick was that i couldn't enjoy -- >> you're still giggling like a school girl. >> i was honestly so sick i didn't get to watch the red sox game. i saw it all the day after. so -- >> yeah, you look real sick today. you recovered really quickly. >> i feel much better. thank you, bill. let's get to baseball that happened last night.

cardinals and dodgers. gonzalez at the plate, man on third. rbi double, gondodger he is on . puig thought he went yard, but he didn't. and this is how good he is. he still gets all the way to third for a triple. cooperate really do better. a standup triple. 2-0. how about ryu, outpitching wainwright. 3-5 the final. check this out, a domger f edod fan in a bear costume gets on the dugout firing up the fans.d a bear costume gets on the dugout firing up the fans. security says we'll take you to the clink and you're done. but in terms of it's better than

streaking naked, right? monday night football, colts and chargers -- >> that depends. >> flee flicker to start the game against the chargers. great catch. that would be to reggie wayne. they had to settle for a field goal, though. and then we move on to the second quarter. philip rivers looking pretty good this year. touchdown to keenan allen. staying gets on the board. four field goals and that was enough to give the chargers the 19-9 victory. now, finally we expect professional athletes to have a lot of good coordination. one cricket player had a bit of a lapse. in a match, high five ends up with a face five. right in the face. let's see it again. >> i was editing this morning. i apologize for that. >> anyway, he got poked in the eye and had to leave the game. not funny for him, but funny for

us. let's go to bill. >> yeah, we'll just move on, right? east coast still looking nice today. holding on to the warmth while it lasts. but in the middle of the country is all your travel trouble. st. louis or kansas city, you've had rain. looks like kansas city just about clear. it will get colder. and now heading for st. louis. big storm in the northern plains. it has wind and even snow with it, too. in south dakota, it's been snowing overnight and that's what it looks like. so this is too snowstorms in two weeks for areas of south dakota. this one not crippling like the last one. only other trouble today is down in texas. rain along the cold front. if you're in dallas, san antonio, houston, austin, shreveport, we'll see rain. maybe about an inch to an inch and a half. so that's about it. and as far as the east coast go, we're looking nice. southeast is beautiful take and the eastern seaboard. and finally, i've never seen

lightning really up close hit the water before. this was video from a bass fisher map. he said the pole he was fishing with started to tingle. he started heading for shore and literally 20 feet ahead of his boat. >> if you were swimming, will you get electrocuted? >> yeah. fish can tdie. so it spreads out, not as intense if it hits you right -- >> got it. great video. coming up on "morning joe," leon panetta weighs in on the government shutdown. and specifically on the president's leadership. you may be surprised at his comments. when we come back here, we'll huddle around the cooler. walking dead walks to its highest ratings ever. how many people tuned in? we'll find out. well i drove grandpa to his speed dating this week, so i should probably get the last roll... yeah but i practiced my bassoon.

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at the top of the show, we talked about the deadline to the debt ceiling. what would be the sixth time under president obama if it's raised. according to the "washington post," since 1980, the debt ceiling has been raised 42 times. ronald reagan increased it 17 times. bill clinton, four times. enough of the news. let's hit the cooler. good morning, sir. >> let's raise that debt ceiling. welcome back. and now let's start with jimmy

kimmel who noticed something a little strange after the bears/giants game last week. >> bears running back matt forte spoke to reporters in the locker room after the game. keep an eye on rich king in the background. >> between time of possession and not having to -- did a freight job finding open receivers. you want to win all your home games. hard to win on the road. so getting a win tonight was critically important. >> get that man a chapstick, will you? i don't know what he was doing, but mrs. king is a very lucky woman. >> well, sometimes it's vampires, but apparently zombies are hot enough to make a show about them the most watched show

on television. more than 16 million people tuned into walk the walking dead's season four premiere. even beat out sunday night football. and remember, this show is on amc. they just keep cranking it out. entertainment weekly reports viewer ship is up 30% from the show's previous high. now, who is behind what many consider most of the iconic roles in movie history? >> what did you see? >> lambs. they were screaming. >> they were slaughtering the spring lambs? >> sir anthony hopkins won best

actor. he says he has nothing on "breaking bad's" bryan cranston. right after watching the entire season, he sent a letter saying i've never watched anything like this, brilliant, your performance as walter white was the best acting of ever seen. he called cranston a crewly great actor an asked him to pass along the praise to you will at cast. and the best part, he signed the letter tony. pretty cool. now, all i have to say to this guy, you got to pay up. strip club in houston is suing a banker for allegedly racking up $320,000 in one month and refusing to pay the tab. club called privilege says james j. beckman went there 14 times between july and august and spent about $25,000 each time. the next morning, he would say the charge was fraudulent. beckman's lawyers have not commented, but i do remember someone here at "way too early" that definitely is not afraid for break out stacks of cash at

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